Starting April, Delhi government schools will teach children how to be happy

Crimes such as murder and rape make us realise that there is a need to re-look at education fundamentally, Education Minister Manish Sisodia said.arting April, Delhi government schools will teach children how to be happy Delhi plans to teach children in government schools how to be happy. Nursery to Class 8 students will have a “happiness curriculum” when the next academic session begins in April, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia (pictured above) said on Wednesday.

“The Delhi government has commissioned a team of experts, including school teachers, which is preparing a framework for the happiness curriculum,” Sisodia said at an event on education in the city, PTI reported.

He said various crimes such as murder and rape “make us realise that there is a need for a more fundamental re-look at the purpose of education,” he said, according to the Hindustan Times. “Many of the perversions we see in society are due to our education system not being able to answer questions of human happiness and fulfilment.”